This week the boys tackle a WSJ article on the gray market in ob*sity meds, a study about #bodypositivity on TikTok, and our award from Full-Figured Industry! Then we review your recommendations for making homes more fat-friendly.

The boys discuss fitness trolls, how Dove & Nike are encouraging fat kids in sports, and thoughts on the current state of Big Fat Gay dating.

The boys discuss ABC’s article on beauty filters and self-esteem, the exclusion of fat people from drug trials, and WaPo’s article on plus-size travel, which we amplify in asking “where do you wish you could go?”

We talk about Emily Blunt’s fat-shaming faux pas, the strange contents of Miriam Margolyes’s handbag, and NPR’s report on whether weight-loss drugs are hurting the fat-rights movement. Then we look at self-care tips for the fall.

This week we discuss the winner of Fat Bear Week, fat dancer/choreographer Diego Basilio, and a mom heading off anti-fat bias with her kid’s pediatrician. Then we respond to an email about getting fat-shamed by a stranger while on a date.

This week we talk about a study about malfunctioning fat, letters to the NYT on limited fashion choices, and Pinterest’s new algorithm to show more body types. Then we talk about our relationship to being photographed.

This week we discuss food companies that pay online nutrition influencers, the legacy of the late Fernando Botero, and a plus-size look at NY Fashion Week. Then we talk about people who saw us for more than we thought we were. 

We talk about the Scottish Food Crime Unit’s latest arrest, Jessica Simpson’s calorie unconscious kids, and a fat black woman who runs marathons and mentors kids. Then we share stories of overcoming low expectations—ours and other’s.

The boys talk about a study of the weight of serving dishes, the airlines’ requirement to weigh passengers, and the Guardian’s weigh-in on kids and diet culture. Then we discuss weight stigma in politics.

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The boys discuss the Guardian’s interview with the fat body double from Shallow Hall, size diversity in Janelle Monäe’s new video, and the Baltimore community group rejecting diet culture. Then we tackle disaster prep when you’re fat.